Wondershare PDF Converter Pro

What is included in Wondershare PDF Converter Pro?

Format Conversion – Exports PDFs to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HTML, images.
OCR Recognition – Turns scanned PDFs into editable text documents.
PDF Creation – Saves Word, Excel and text files as PDF.
Merging And Encryption – Combines files and applies password protection afterwards.
Core Capacity – Batch converts up to 200 PDFs per run.
Important – No PDF editing, redaction or legally binding e-signatures.

What are the main benefits of Wondershare PDF Converter Pro?

Wondershare PDF Converter Pro is a desktop tool that exports PDF files to Office formats, images, HTML, EPUB and plain text, and builds PDFs from existing documents. The Pro edition adds OCR, so scanned paperwork becomes text you can actually reuse.

Batch Processing – Handles large document sets in one pass.
Layout Retention – Keeps tables, images and formatting after conversion.
Scanned Archives – Recovers text from paper-based files and invoices.
Page Ranges – Converts selected pages instead of whole documents.
Restricted Files – Opens permission-locked PDFs without separate unlocking tools.
Data Extraction – Moves PDF tables into usable Excel spreadsheets.

What does Wondershare PDF Converter Pro do?

It converts PDF files into Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HTML, EPUB, plain text and image formats including JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP and TIFF. It also works in the opposite direction through the File to PDF tab, saving Word, Excel, PowerPoint and text documents as PDF. Two further tabs handle merging several files into one PDF and applying a password through the Encrypt PDF function. For PDF to Excel jobs you can choose .xlsx or .xls output and optionally push every source file into a single spreadsheet, which shortens the work when consolidating monthly statements.

Can Wondershare PDF Converter Pro edit PDF files?

No. The program has no text editing, annotation, redaction or form-building tools; it is built around conversion, PDF creation, merging and password protection only. If a contract needs a corrected clause, the practical route is to convert it to Word, correct it there, then save it back to PDF through the File to PDF tab. Legally binding e-signatures are equally absent, since those belong to Wondershare's PDFelement line rather than this converter. Anyone whose daily task is changing text inside existing PDFs should budget for a full editor instead.

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What is the difference between Wondershare PDF Converter and PDF Converter Pro?

OCR is the difference. Wondershare's own Windows user guide states that OCR is only available in the Pro version, so the standard PDF Converter cannot turn scanned or image-based PDFs into editable text. Everything else is shared: the same output formats, batch mode, partial page conversion, PDF creation, merging and password protection. If every PDF you handle is generated digitally from Word or a reporting system, the standard edition already covers it; once scans from a copier or a mail room reach your desk, the Pro edition is the one that changes the workflow.

How does the OCR function work in practice?

The OCR engine is a separate component that the program downloads the first time it is needed, so the first scanned job pauses briefly before conversion starts. You select the recognition language yourself before converting, which means a document mixing two languages usually needs two passes or accepts weaker results on the secondary language. The OCR output list covers Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HTML, TXT and EPUB; a searchable PDF is not offered as an OCR output in the Windows guide. Because language is set per job rather than detected automatically, mixed-language archives are best sorted by language before a batch run.

Can it convert password-protected PDF files?

Yes, with one distinction that matters in daily work. PDFs restricted only from copying, editing or printing convert directly after clicking the lock icon on the file entry. PDFs that require a password to open must have that password entered first, because the software does not bypass open passwords. That covers most bank statements, insurance documents and official reports, which typically block printing and copying but still open without a prompt.

What is different about the Mac version?

The Mac build adds iWork Pages as an output format alongside Word, Excel, PowerPoint, EPUB, HTML, text and image output. Windows and Mac are sold as separate products, so the platform has to be chosen before ordering rather than afterwards. The File to PDF, Merge PDF and Encrypt PDF tabs described here belong to the Windows build documented in Wondershare's Windows guide. In mixed offices it is worth confirming the platform per workstation instead of assuming one order covers both sides.

Who is Wondershare PDF Converter Pro best suited for?

It fits desks where PDFs arrive constantly and have to be reused as data rather than corrected in place: accounts staff pulling supplier invoices into Excel, administrators rebuilding older reports in Word, archive work turning scanned personnel files into searchable text. The batch mode of up to 200 files per run is the deciding factor, because the same job inside a general PDF editor is usually processed one document at a time. It is a weak fit when the daily work is marking up drafts, filling forms or signing agreements, since none of those tools are present. Choose it when conversion volume is the bottleneck, not document editing.

Frequently asked questions about Wondershare PDF Converter Pro

Does Wondershare PDF Converter Pro run on Windows Server?

Wondershare documents PDF Converter Pro for desktop Windows only, and Windows Server is not listed among the supported platforms. Deployment in a terminal server or shared server session is therefore not covered by the vendor documentation.

What are the limits of the trial version?

The trial permits only two conversion tasks per 24 hours and does not run batch processing. That is enough to check conversion accuracy on a sample file, but not enough to judge how a full folder of documents behaves.

Can it convert PDF files to EPUB for e-readers?

Yes, EPUB is a supported output format for both native PDFs and OCR conversions of scanned files. It is a practical way to move manuals or long reports into a reflowable format, though the program contains no EPUB editing tools to clean up the result afterwards.